Yess

Yes

You can totally tell how unenthused he's been in a lot of previous videos. His renewed energy gives me so much hope!!!

@@hayleyz1703 definitely! This is really an exciting pack given that EA finally collab with the awesome SIMS creators.

Aw thank you! I’m so glad, it was a challenge, but one that I wanted to do as best I could

Agreeeeed

100%

cant agree more

For me it's the opposite, I find building houses kind of difficult and unspiring, instead I thrive making comunity lots. In my case, I think it's bc where I live there's almost no houses, everything is apartments. Instead, we do have plenty of public spaces, bars and museums, so I have plenty to get inspiration from.

@@AdriaOliSal me too, i struggle so much building houses that match the background and in the outdoors, but is meaby because i live in a desert where too litle houses had grass or trees and most of the architecture here is modern, so i find so much easy to build museums, gyms and bars

guess everyone is good at what they used to. in my case, I'm used to small houses that are connected to each other (no spaces in-between) so I had a hard time making "stand alone" house (not attached to other houses). also, community lots here looks similar to one another so I had a bad time trying to make different kind of community lots. I also never really got to see big houses personally so I also had a hard time imagining what a big houses look like, what they need, etc. So when I tried to make one, I always ends up with lots of empty space because I don't know what to put in there or where.

"Finally" This shit hasn't even been out a week

@@dantelundell9386 um, they mean because all the other KZfaqrs that did a video on this, just showed off their builds and didn't really show how the new patform tool worked..

@@dantelundell9386 why so salty? Breathe, 2020 is almost ending

SimLicy did in her video.

@@teney1351 All I'm saying is that this pack has barely been avaliable. Content takes time to make "Finally" sounds so pedantic

milk that paycheck....but I respect it because he is giving us detail and really sharing the experience.

i actually prefer james' video from yesterday? he explained better the development not only of the house but of the game itself. i think it's great that someone is giving us behind the scenes content, it's something we don't get much

@@IzabelaSSilva agreed. He is the king of sims videos for a reason and I also think he has a stronger understanding of the terms of his contract and is more confident in what he can say without getting in trouble. PLUS simlicy is pregnant and when she said I needed to do this off camera I felt that mom to mom there are stressors you need to recognize when you are eating for two.

@@elainal6847 does he know his contract all that well tho? I'm kinda worried he might be over-sharing. He kinda did say he confused a few things. Like idk the lot he was supposed to build on, which I think is a big deal considering they were specific in what lot goes to what builder.

@@tediumlacie LOL Thanks for checking if I understand my contract. I didn't mess up where I built, there was a mixup on their end where they told us to build haha, and that's not a big deal anyway, it was resolved quick

Not if it builds the fun need! LOL.

hahaha ikr, how bad are they irl! They look awesome though

I was JUST thinking how much I hate these stairs IRL but I can't wait to do them in Sims. 😂

LOL. I DO hate stairs like that in real life!

I was thinking how build is an actual nightmare for people with mobility limitations... Imagine trying to maneuver a wheelchair in this place 😳

@@OrWhatWeHave that's easier with this stairs than with normal stairs

I was thinking the exact same thing lol, I might turn Newcrest into an entire 70s inspired town

I was just thinking last night that I can't wait to do a 70s build with a sunken living room.

Minecraft 🤝 The Sims 4 Snowier snow

and you can die up there in both games

I wish that the sims also hire modder like Minecraft

I had no idea Minecraft was getting a mountain update!

Why is it that yall are mostly saying things about Minecraft when the subject is Sims4 :|

I can’t wait🥺

Me too. Especially nightclubs because now we can have stages!

lool ✊🏾😔

Played on cracked version then

Great point. I hope they can implement ramps.... or else a modder will. :\ But they probably won't add wheelchairs at this point. :(

So many of the lots already aren't wheelchair accessible, it's the same problem with cars the game just wasn't built around them...

I think if they ever do the wheelchair will probably just teleport or do some kind of stairclimbing animation that wouldn't make sense in real life but would have to do in game.

This particular lot is an accessibility nightmare 😳

Eua

Ok

No u

It's all about the platforms for me!

@@Xxfancythat79xX True 😂

@@Xxfancythat79xX yesss, platforms all day. i've always been annoyed trying to create split leveling and all its issues. sooo glad to be able to do it no problem and explore so many ways to implement it!

And the platforms!! Oh god I nearly cried when I saw we are getting platforms

Finally an EP where lilsimsie can't diss the builds 😂

this comment deserves more likes XD

Why so cringy?

I guess the choice was also made based on popularity among the community. Out of the four, I only watch James' videos, but I know who all of them are. If we keep pushing (for the most part) white creators we can't at the same time blame them for getting opportunities that come with their viewer counts.

I would’ve liked the inclusion of at least one Asian simmer. It makes sense they went for the biggest ones but at least one Asian simmer even if they were smaller like Freezerbunny would’ve been amazing

@@melz6625 Oh, absolutely! I don't disagree at all, I'm just trying to see how they picked the people they ended up reaching out to and this is something that seemed to make sense at least somehow, as these people are very in touch with a large portion of the community and know very well what we want and can cater to that.

@@lisafinch5823 I’m afraid it was a purely marketing based decision. EA is a corporation and therefore has no loyalty except to make money for its shareholders. They chose the biggest sims youtubers because they would ensure the biggest reach and biggest loyalty bringing in their fans to buy the product their favorite youtuber has worked on. Makes complete sense money-wise but that’s not always what’s best for society and the community which is why we need to speak up to ensure pressure for the corporation to show greater diversity not just in the product but also in the process.

What Japanese simmers are out there on social media/the Sims gallery? I’d really like to see what they come up with when this pack is released. On another note, I think it would be great if EA followed Twitch’s lead and offered mentorship-style media support for up and coming simmers, including highlighting them, so that less experienced simmers have more tools to improve their social media presence. The more high profile simmers there are, the better for EA, too.

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Yeah i agree. I thing all 4 simmers did an amazing job and no shade to them at all (I wouldn't have turned down the opportunity if I were them either) but EA just refuses to learn what inclusion and representation really is.

@@LizLFey there isn't many well known Japanese KZfaqrs who play the sims, though XFreezerbunnyX should have at least got a look in. Admittedly unless they're already a game changer partner there's probably less of a chance of being seen regardless of your nationality. (can sort of understand James and Simproved getting in - Simproved did a lot for Eco life while on Sparked and because it was well loved they decided to get more players to make lots and probably turned to thier existing knowledge of current game changers in the community and James has done many interviews with the sims team so it was a given in that regard.) if this is successful though they probably will look outside the game changes for more community builders. This is their first full pack of doing so after all.

I understand they wanted to go for the biggest simmers for marketing purposes but all their words on diversity would’ve sounded less empty if they had included at least on Asian simmer, even if he had less reach, like for example Freezerbunny who has been doing amazing Japanese style builds for a long time now

To be fair though, many Asian Americans dont actually understand different Asian architectural significance. Because they also have a cultural disconnect. Had they had REAL Japanese people, that would be cool, but that would require a translator and would force them to deal with international laws as well as adding more Game Changers. What they did was the best they could do for the resources they had. They provided them with inspiration pics and the significance of certain items.

@aimedtokill James and Deli (and maybe simlicy - im less familiar with her) are international simmers... Im not saying they should have used exclusively Japanese simmers but Japanese simmers do exist and if EA actually cared they could have found a way to promote someone who had a connection with the setting of the pack. Sure it would have been harder but EA isn't an indie dev. Again no shade to the people who were picked of the videos I've watched they have all done an amazing job. This isn't against them at all but its is another example of EA being EA.

BTW my gf is called sally

SAME LOL

The platform system will be in the new base game update soon.

It's free with the update. Basically all build tools are always free updates

Thanks for the information, kind strangers!

I rewatched Alladin for the 5th time a couple of days ago, I love it so much🥰

I feel like most of the simmers did a pretty good job researching Japanese architecture, but I 100% agree with you - I really hope Japanese people were working behind the scenes on designing pack items, writing descriptions, designing the world, etc. I'm not Japanese so I can't judge but I do feel like it was a poor choice to have 4 white simmers making all the builds :(

No fault obviously to the simmers, they took the opportunity probably any of us would’ve but it shows that diversity is more or an empty words for EA for sure. There is also something to say on our society and biases how all big simmers on yt are white. I would’ve loved if they had included one Asian simmer at least. Freezerbunny has been known to do amazing Japanese style builds.